Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 421343474. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.5M across 106 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202640899349100009. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 106 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orchard Place | IA | $166,500 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 2 | United Way of Central Iowa | IA | $160,498 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 3 | Des Moines Performing Arts | IA | $125,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 4 | Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation | IA | $66,666 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 5 | Blank Park Zoo | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 6 | Childserve Inc | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 7 | Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 8 | Iowa State University Foundation | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 9 | On With Life Foundation | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 10 | Homes of Oakridge Human Services | IA | $40,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 11 | Autism Society of America | MD | $35,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 12 | Des Moines Area Religious Council | IA | $30,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 13 | American Online Giving Foundation | DE | $29,933 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 14 | Ellipsis | IA | $25,950 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 15 | By Degrees Foundation | IA | $25,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 86 | $1.6M |
| 2021 | 101 | $1.6M |
| 2022 | 124 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 127 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 106 | $1.5M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 106 | $1.5M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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